Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Le Puy F.43 Auvergne (2nd, 46 pts) held a 25-point advantage over Bourgoin-Jallieu (13th, 21 pts). The last five rounds placed Le Puy-en-Velay no better than 8th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Per game in the league, Le Puy F.43 Auvergne were scoring 1.5 and conceding 0.92, Bourgoin-Jallieu 0.92 and 1.65, against a competition average of 1.15 goals per team per game.
Recent form was uneven: 10/15 points for Le Puy F.43 Auvergne, 4/15 for Bourgoin-Jallieu.
Stade Charles Massot in Le-Puy-en-Velay, capacity 4,800, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Le Puy F.43 Auvergne led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.